This 1960’s kitchenCRATE is ringing in the new year with a new look! The black and white color combination, backsplash, and the addition of LED recessed can lights helps transform the feel of this kitchen, inviting you at the moment you walk through the front door. We also updated the office area to complete the renovation!
Read below for the customer testimonial, project specifications and extensive before and after pictures of this modern kitchen remodel!
The Homeowner’s KitchenCRATE Experience
What was your favorite part of the kitchenCRATE process?
Our favorite part of the process was knowing that our kitchen would be completed in a couple of weeks, and that if there were any problems, the kitchenCRATE team would handle it.
What was your favorite part about the kitchenCRATE team?
The team was very friendly and accessible. If we had questions, someone always got right back to us. Everything was done according to the specific daily schedule given to us.
Was there anything about the process or project that surprised you? If so, what was it?.
We were not surprised by anything.
Kitchen Remodel Before and After Pictures
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Day by Day Progress
(Note: We added a few extra days to our normal 7-day process to accommodate the owner-request add-ons, like these.)
Here’s how we did it:
Day 1 – Demo Day! On this first day, we set up plastic walls to protect the home from dust and then went to town removing the appliances, countertop, backsplash, plumbing fixtures, cabinet doors. cabinet drawers and flooring. We also reinforced the plywood sub-tops with steel straps to support the new quartz counters. Toward the end of the day we created the template for the new countertops, which take a few days to fabricate off-site.
Day 2 – The electrical team began the wiring for the new recessed LED can lighting and two new pendant lights. Six 6″ can lights were placed strategically around the kitchen to optimize the lighting over work spaces.
Day 3 – The sheetrock was repaired and prepped for the new tile backsplash.
Day 4 – Since all the walls and the ceilings had been protected, our painters began preparing and priming the cabinets in the kitchen. Using a high-grade, oil-based primer, every inch of the kitchen cabinets were caulked, sanded and primed. This is the first (and perhaps most critical) step of creating a durable paint finish.
Day 5 – The painters then began refinishing the kitchen cabinets in this Manteca home. Two coats of Kelly-Moore Dura-poxy paint in Light Frost were applied to the thoroughly sanded and primed cabinets. This same priming and painting process was used on the doors and drawers, which are painted off-site in a climate-controlled paint booth for the highest possible quality.
Day 6 – The painting team was back on site to paint the walls and ceiling. Kelly-Moore Lover’s Hideaway in an eggshell finish was applied to the walls and the ceiling was painted to match the ceilings in the rest of the home.
Day 7 – The kitchenCRATE team was on site to install the beautiful Kohler Bakersfield single bowl sink in White. Once the sink was installed, the countertop installation team arrived to install the Cambria Oakhampton quartz countertops with a beveled edge.
Day 8 – The tile backsplash artisans were on site to install the Emser Vino Gold 3″ x 6″ travertine tiles with an accent of Calabash Olive White and Blue mosaic tiles on the backsplash. This was grouted using Laticrete Parchment grout.
Days 9 & 10 – The tile team was back on site to install the Bedrosians Barrel Vine 8″ x 48″ porcelain floor tiles in the kitchen and dining room. The flooring was grouted using Laticrete Chocolate Truffle grout.
Day 11 – The freshly painted Colonial baseboards were installed throughout the kitchen and dining room.
Day 12 – Lastly, the kitchenCRATE team installed the homeowner’s appliances. The transformation then hit the home stretch with the installation of the freshly-painted cabinet doors and drawers. The final day of the project included an array of “touch-up” items: all outlets and switches were replaced, the Kohler Bellera faucet with an oil-rubbed bronze finish was installed and the entire project was cleaned, top-to-bottom.
Technical Details
- Countertop: Cambria Oakhampton Quartz
- Backsplash: Emser Vino Gold 3″ x 6″ Travertine Tiles
- Accent: Calabash Olive White and Blue Mosaic Tiles
- Grout: Laticrete Parchment
- Sink: Kohler Bakersfield Single Bowl in White
- Faucet: Kohler Bellera in Oil-Rubbed Bronze
- Garbage Disposal: InSink Erator 1/2 HP Badger 5
- Cabinet Finish: Kelly-Moore Light Frost semi-gloss using a top-of-the line Kelly-Moore Dura-Poxy paint and primer.
- Cabinet Hardware: Hickory 3″ Kite pulls in Vintage Bronze with matching cabinet hinges.
- Wall Paint: Kelly-Moore Lover’s Hideaway
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Perhaps the kitchen remodel on Alice Road reminds you of your kitchen. Do you like the layout of your kitchen, but you are ready for a completely new, more modern, look and feel. Why wait? We can make this happen in just a few days and for an amazingly low price.
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